Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a 'rogue' cosmic object barrelling through our galaxy without a star, and covered ...

Astronomers have identified an extreme exoplanet, LTT 9779 b, that is reshaping our understanding of planetary atmospheres.

UC Riverside scientists identify a new way to detect life in outer space with currently existing telescopes. The method ...

Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar ...

A chemical found in the atmosphere around an exoplanet that leads researchers to believe the planet may harbor life is called ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of a cosmic body that could be a ...

HUNTING for aliens is now a little easier as scientists discover a new sign that gives away life on far-off planets. Importantly, this new signal teases the presence of alien life on distant ...

A new study by researchers including those at the University of Tokyo revealed that atmospheric gravity waves play a crucial ...

Mars' atmosphere moves differently from Earth's due to gravity waves. These waves affect air circulation at high altitudes.